I failed to say that I hand strop while honing. I personally haven't seen any benefit from hand stropping while shaving.
About a dozen. I often use the same razor every day for a week or more before grabbing another.
I hand strop frequently. No big deal to me. I have a better chance of cutting myself while pulling the sharp edge forward across my face, than...
I shave with my bath towel wrapped around my waist. I always dribble a little bit of soap/water onto my upper chest. Otherwise, I wouldn't be "wet...
The three "P's" of learning to straight shave: Plenty water (slick lather), Practice and Perseverance.
If you like natural stones, a soft and a hard Ark will complete your set with the black finisher. They are not "must haves", as many stone combos...
I think the reason is that perfect square point. They bite you more easily, but when properly respected, they are great shavers.
You, Sir, are in serious trouble. :D
Torrey. About as good as the come, for about 15 bucks and some elbow grease. [ATTACH]
$14 for the razor and no telling how much time and effort spent before you gave up on it. I will take your word, and never get tempted to try my...
5/8 Russian. It took a second round trip through the hones to get a decent shave. DFS, but not BBS. VERY hard steel, but an uneven spine and...
1948 Russian 5/8. Has an uneven bevel, and I'm going to have to take some more steel off the heel and toe ends of the spine on both sides to get a...
6/8 Wester Bros. Blue Steel square point. [ATTACH]
15/16 Perfecto. A dab of Cremo Cooling Cream on a brush is pretty hard to beat, if one is in a "non-traditional" mood. The Lucky Tiger "Aspen"...
Ditto. :angry017:
[ATTACH] Shoulderless 11/16 Solingen rescue. One of my best. Always a pleasure to use.
Looks nice. You got a good one, unless you wanted to enter it into a pissing contest. I've been wanting to try one, too. Just haven't seen one pop...
Nice stones! Enjoy. I hereby resolve not to ever go down the Jnat rabbit hole (fingers crossed )!!
I have been experimenting with my purple Welsh a little lately, and have been using it prior to either an Apache Strata, or a Black Arkie. Seems...
Those look like most of my razors, that I have collected and honed for everyday use. Nothing wrong with them at all. They should be great,...
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